EP 4215811 A1 20230726 - APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF DETERMINING DRYNESS LEVEL OF STEAM
Title (en)
APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF DETERMINING DRYNESS LEVEL OF STEAM
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DES TROCKENGRADES VON DAMPF
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR DÉTERMINER LE DEGRÉ DE SÉCHERESSE D'UNE VAPEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 202200796 A 20220121
Abstract (en)
There is provided an apparatus (20), for determining a dryness level of steam from a steam source (22), comprising:a flow measurement device (24) for measuring a flow of the steam from the steam source (22);a condenser (26) for producing condensate from the steam from the steam source (22); anda condensate sensing device (30) configured to:measure a collection value of condensate produced from the steam from the steam source (22);obtain a mass flow rate from the measured flow of the steam from the steam source (22);use the obtained mass flow rate to determine an expected collection value of condensate produced from steam of a known dryness level, or use the obtained mass flow rate to determine an expected collection value of steam from the steam source based on a known dryness level;determine a dryness level of the steam from the steam source (22) by comparing the measured collection value and the expected collection value.
IPC 8 full level
F22B 35/16 (2006.01); G01N 25/60 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB US)
F22B 35/16 (2013.01 - EP); G01F 1/76 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 19/10 (2013.01 - US); G01N 25/60 (2013.01 - EP GB); G01N 33/00 (2013.01 - GB)
Citation (search report)
- [XI] US 4576036 A 19860318 - HUANG WANN-SHENG [US], et al
- [A] US 4769593 A 19880906 - REED PHILIP W [US], et al
- [A] US 2011000281 A1 20110106 - DEACON WALTER T [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 4215811 A1 20230726; GB 202200796 D0 20220309; GB 2614896 A 20230726; GB 2614896 B 20240403; US 2023236110 A1 20230727
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 23275012 A 20230118; GB 202200796 A 20220121; US 202318099326 A 20230120